Djokovic's tactical combination came very suddenly, but the execution was resolute and decisive enough. The murderous spirit and will bursting out from the inside instantly overturned the situation, and released overwhelming energy without warning.
Fierce. Surging. Powerful.
Although Gao Wen was mentally prepared, his condition was fully improved because of the break point, and he sounded the alarm because he noticed his opponent's gaze, he still came up short in the game and confrontation at that moment.
So, what to do?
not so good.
Djokovic showed his layout, and Gao Wen responded with his response. The lightning-fast response made the decision immediately.
From the corner of his eyes, he glanced at Djokovic's Internet line and location; at the same time, the speed of his steps further increased, and his brain started to work at a high speed, and he had already captured the route through the Internet while multitasking.
Tread, tap, tap!
The speed had increased to the extreme, and even as he was about to approach the hitting point, his speed still did not stop. He used the inertia of acceleration to complete the final sprint, and the whole person collided head-on.
Kick!
Forehand, attack, one shot.
There is no fancy or skill, just the most basic and simple forehand shot, but a real professional can see the difference in Gao Wen's shot——
Lifting from the bottom up, using the power of the wrist during the rising process of swinging to further increase the speed of the racket head at the moment when the racket hits the ball.
Sweep.
Then, the tennis ball flew out.
After half a beat, the sound of the brakes of the sneakers rubbing against the ground, and the sound of the racket hitting the tennis ball intertwined and collided, like a magnificent symphony.
Everything is fully accelerated, just like pressing the ten times speed button. There is no breathing time for hitting the ball back and forth; but the wonderful thing is that it is like a slow-motion playback, magically capturing the splendor and interweaving collision of different trajectories.
Magnificent, it vividly displays the intensity and excitement of this round.
On one side, Gawain chooses a diagonal path to break through the net.
Suddenly, Djokovic's center of gravity was shaken, and his whole body was pulled to the right. After stretching his body to the extreme, he leaped into the air.
After getting rid of the constraints of gravity, I realized that Gawain's topspin diagonal cross shot completely stretched the parabola, which was quite Nadal-like. It was like a boomerang. Djokovic had to try to hit the ball diagonally above his head.
The ball, body and arms are all fully extended.
A little, just a little bit.
Just as the tennis ball was about to break free and embrace freedom, there was a muffled sound.
Snapped.
Djokovic, stopped.
On the other side, after Gao Wen made an emergency brake, he stared intently at Djokovic's return shot. It was a diagonal ball. With almost no control space, Djokovic showed his unparalleled touch.
, unexpectedly completed the unloading, causing Gao Wen to change his steps of lateral return to defense, and everything turned around and ran towards the net.
On the same side, Djokovic staggered, barely controlling himself with his hands and feet, once again showing his unparalleled body flexibility, braking and pausing, stumbling and forcibly starting to move laterally to the left, following step by step.
Lateral interception blocked Gao Wen's return space, and the messy center of gravity continued to sway in the wind.
Gawain, staggering on his feet, squatted completely on his knees.
Djokovic staggered, his body swaying and unable to maintain balance.
Both players on the court have reached their ultimate level, as if they were drunk. There is no time to adjust. Even if their center of gravity is unstable or their steps are messy, they have to fight hard. But neither of them is timid or shrinking. Instead, the murderous look in their eyes is just like this.
Head-on collision.
Then--
Gao Wen had already slipped out. Because of Djokovic's skill in offloading the force of the ball, the height of the tennis ball after it bounced was limited. He had to cut the racket between the tennis ball and the ground. He glanced at the other side of the net from the corner of his eyes, and then
He took the first step and picked up the tennis ball hard.
High, over the top.
The O2 Arena was shocked.
From all aspects, Gao Wen's replay of small balls to restrict Djokovic is the conventional choice, because when both players are too close to the net, the lob may go directly into the tiger's mouth, completely pulling out the upward curve of tennis.
Before, he was blocked and smashed by Djokovic.
However, what Gao Wen grabbed was time. Before the gap in the coverage of Djokovic's net closed, he picked out the tennis ball, like a rainbow across the net.
Alert, alert, alert!
Djokovic immediately stood up straight, stretched his arms and tried to complete the interception. However, he never expected that his center of gravity was unstable and his balance was disordered, and his body could not be completely straightened. But just by this little shaking gap, the tennis ball had already broken through.
Blockade, continue to rise.
Oops.
Djokovic had no time to admire Gawain's delicate grasp of the timing of his shot and the feel of his shot. His heart tightened, his crisis valve was pushed to the maximum, and he quickly turned around and ran towards the back.
Big steps, small steps, cross steps.
Djokovic retreated and observed, his nerves tense to the extreme——
Turn back to the baseline and hit the ball, or take the risk and try to intercept the high pressure in the half court?
Two choices, two situations, two consequences.
However, there is no time to hesitate. Now all the game plans and layouts are of no use. I can only trust my intuition, a kind of killer intuition.
Kick off the ground, jump, and lean back.
Djokovic only took two big steps back, turning slightly sideways but still facing the court. Then he took off and took off, making an awkward posture of shooting sideways and backwards. His arms and body were extended to the extreme.
Interception, block, smash.
Stretching, extending again, the energy burning deep in the Dantian was released without reservation. Seeing that the tennis ball was about to break away from its coverage area, Djokovic unexpectedly burst out with an incredible burst of energy, and continued to extend while still in the air, shooting
The head area was explored further.
Then--
Snapped.
The sound of hitting the ball is not solid, not solid at all, and there is no way to exert force at all.
It all depends on the package.
However, for other people, when the body is extended to the extreme, the waist and abdomen strength cannot complete the folding, and the wrapping strength cannot complete the pressing. Djokovic is an exception, and maybe even other than Federer.
The only exception.
Wrap. Pocket.
The tennis ball swayed and slowly flew back toward the opposite side of the net, then fell suddenly and unexpectedly into an open space.
within the bounds.
As light as a feather, it falls to the ground silently.
The whole audience was stunned.
Gawain still didn't give up, but he only had time to stand up again, and even before he could stand completely, he watched the tennis ball blossom into a bright mustard yellow halo in his backcourt.
Ah, sorry.
After playing heartily and trying his best, the point still belonged to the team with the better performance, and it was won by Djokovic. Gawain was sincerely impressed and raised his hands again, slapping his face with his left hand to applaud his opponent.
Immediately afterwards——
ah!
Behind him, there was a roar, like thunder on the ground.